HRD Cafe

Freedom. I had a free Thursday which was made even better because it was super warm and sunny out. I had arranged to meet my friend for lunch at 12:15pm in front of HRD Cafe. I got there a few minutes before and was braced for a huge line based on reviews I had read. There was a line but surprisingly not that long.

Unfortunately my friend was stuck at work so I waited … and waited … and waited some more. During this time, I had stepped out of line and watched it grown and shrink many times over. From the looks of it, it attracted workers from all around the neighborhood. I think Little Skillet was nearby as well as I saw people with fried chicken and waffle takeout.

I decided to take a walk around the neighborhood as well since it was getting hot standing there. After a little over an hour of waiting, my friend finally came by and promptly told me she had to go back to work to deal with a fire drill!

I was famished and got in line. As I was waiting, I took a look at the menu which covered everything from breakfast items, sandwiches, burgers, subs, noodles, and rice dishes. I debated between a number of dishes: Korean Kimchee Burrito, Korean pork chop, or short rib bibimbap. At this point, it really didn’t matter what since my stomach was eating itself.

Once I got close enough to order, I could see all the cooks and order takers hard at work.

I decided to get the burrito since I had heard so much about it. The order guy was very nice…and very sweaty. The restaurant was pretty hot inside and I think if I had decided to eat there I would have smelled like HRD food.

I waited maybe five minutes before my order was ready and then headed home. Was it worth the wait? It was pretty tasty and I used up all the hot sauce. I’d go check it out again and try some of the other dishes.

This was great start to my eating fest to come as I was headed to Hawaii with the family the next day to visit relatives! Stay tuned. Many Oahu blog posts to come…I’m hungry just thinking about it.